Quiz Number 137 - Answers

Published: Wednesday 25th April 2018
  1. With which novel did William Golding win the Booker Prize in Fiction in 1980? "Rites of Passage"
  2. In which country is the World's largest whisky distillery? Japan.
  3. Who starred as Alice in the 1972 musical movie "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"? Fiona Fullerton.
  4. Who was the Pope throughout World War II? Pope Pius XII
  5. What songs with the word "TOWN" in the title were UK top ten hits for the following artists, [a] Nancy Sinatra (1967), [b] The Jam (1982), [c] Fred Wedlock (1981), [d] Althia and Donna (1977) and [e] UB40 (1990)? [a] "Sugar Town" reached no. 8, [b] "Town Called Malice", no.1, [c] "The Oldest Swinger in Town", no. 6, [d] "Up Town Top Rankin'", no.1 and [e] "Kingston Town", no.4.
  6. In the Bible, who was the eldest of Jacob's twelve sons? Reuben.
  7. In the dish "Angels on Horseback", what is wrapped in bacon? Oysters.
  8. What is the name of the character played by Tom Hanks in the movies "The Da Vinci Code" and "Angels and Demons"? Robert Langdon.
  9. Which six counties make up the Irish province of Munster? Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary & Waterford.
  10. Which current British newspaper was first published as the New Observer in 1822? The Sunday Times.
  11. To which sport does the adjective "Halieutic" refer? Angling
  12. Which Democratic politician lost the 1988 US Presidential election to George Bush? Michael Dukakis.
  13. Which US State has the lowest population? Wyoming.
  14. Which island was the centre of the Minoan civilisation? Crete.
  15. Who patented the first pneumatic tyre in 1847, some 41 years before Dunlop? Robert William Thomson.
  16. Which author created the character "The Scarlet Pimpernel"? Baroness Orczy.
  17. Which team won baseball's World Series in 2016, their first championship in over 108 years? Chicago Cubs.
  18. What was the first UK number one single of the 21st Century? "I Have a Dream"/ "Seasons in the Sun" by Westlife.
  19. Which planet in our solar system has a moon named Triton? Neptune.
  20. Who did Mark Anthony divorce in favour of Cleopatra? Octavia.

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